The primary purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze the practices and opinions of high school band directors regarding the teaching of beginning improvisation in jazz ensemble rehearsal. The secondary purpose ...

The purpose of this study was to explore K-12 string teachers’ perceptions of and experiences with the String Project at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
Surveys were sent via email or USPS to 53 K-12 String ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the teaching of improvisation in general music methods courses for music education majors. Subjects (N = 45) were university general music methods course teachers who participated ...